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Belmont North

13.4 km south-west of Newcastle city centreCity of Lake Macquarie8 min to Redhead Beach3 min to Lake Macquarienext to Floraville and Belmont

Residential suburb with easy access to Nine Mile Beach. More affordable than Belmont proper. Good family suburb without the lakefront premium.

Steady residential suburb tracking broader market.

Best for

  • Beach lovers on a budget, Nine Mile Beach accessible, lower prices
  • Families, Quiet streets, good schools
  • First home buyers, Entry point to Belmont area

Watch for

  • Not actually lakefront despite 'Belmont' name
  • Some older housing stock
  • Less prestigious than Belmont proper

We're 5 mins from Nine Mile Beach and paid $200k less than lakefront Belmont. Works for us.

Local perspective

About Lake Macquarie

Lake Mac is where Newcastle people move when they want space, water, and a slower clock. The vibe is family-friendly, boat-friendly, retirement-friendly.

The Lake Macquarie market, suburb by suburb →

Lake Mac Vibes editorial assessment

Building approvals Licensed venues Late trading Contaminated land Recent sales

Basemap: OpenStreetMap via Protomaps Findings: council registers, NSW Liquor & Gaming, NSW contaminated land register

Momentum: steady

Belmont North currently reads steady, at high confidence, the pattern: residential, nine mile beach access.

Median prices moved +17.0% year on year.

Development activity

Major projects and active development applications shaping this suburb

Demolition, Multi-Dwelling Housing, Subdivision - Strata

226 Pacific Highway · Unknown

Dwelling Alterations and Additions, Demolition, Retaining Walls, Deck, Carport, Fence, Landscaping and Swimming Pool and Associated Safety Barriers

3 Dulungra Avenue · Approved

Dwelling Alterations and Additions and Retaining Walls

121 Wommara Avenue · Unknown

Dwelling House and Retaining Walls

19 Dulungra Avenue · Approved

Alterations and Additions to School

Belmont Christian College, 65 John Fisher Road · Unknown

Data: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Councils + NSW Planning Portal

Price trajectory

Median house price: $1.0M from 116 sales in the 12 months to May 2026, +17.0% year on year.

NSW Valuer General via nswpropertysalesdata.com Sales settled in the 12 months to May 2026

Commercial vibe

Lifestyle venues that signal neighbourhood trajectory

5 lifestyle venues mapped, 1 bakery, 1 cafe, 1 other, 2 takeaway.

Standouts: Zarraffa's Coffee Belmont North, A la Roch Cakes & Sweets, Ampol Foodary Belmont North, Fat Nonna's Pizza & Pasta.

OpenStreetMap data · Updated monthly

Living here

Groceries, medical, terrain, transport, schools

Terrain: mostly flat. 9 medical services mapped.

Data: OpenStreetMap · Terrain curated · Updated quarterly

Schools

Belmont Public School (primary) · NAPLAN at

Belmont High School (secondary) · NAPLAN at

Data: NSW Education · ACARA NAPLAN · MySchool

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Risks

Safety

Safety rating: Very Safe · three-year trend: stable.

Noise sources

Rail: quiet, No rail corridors within 500m. Construction: No significant construction.

Data: OpenStreetMap roads · Transport for NSW traffic counts and rail corridors · NSW Liquor & Gaming

A late-trading venue two streets away is not the same as one at the fence line. Noise within 500 m of an address →

Those risks are suburb-wide. Yours might not be.

Everything above describes Belmont North. Which of it falls within 500 m of one particular house is a different question.

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